Item P-304 Cement-Treated Base Course

DESCRIPTION
304-1.1 This item shall consist of a cement-treated base (CTB) course composed of mineral
aggregate and cement, uniformly blended and mixed with water. The mixed material shall be spread
and shaped with a mechanical spreader, and compacted with rollers in accordance with these
specifications and in conformance to the lines, grades, dimensions, and cross-sections shown on the
plans.

MATERIALS
304-2.1 AGGREGATE. The aggregate shall be select granular materials, comprised of crushed or
uncrushed gravel and/or stone, or recycled crushed and graded Portland Cement Concrete (PCC).
The material shall be free of roots, sod, and weeds. The crushed or uncrushed aggregate shall
consist of hard,durable particles of accepted quality, free from an excess of soft, flat, elongated, or
disintegrated pieces, and objectionable matter. The method used in producing the aggregate shall be
such that the finished product is as consistent as practicable. All stones and rocks of inferior quality
shall be wasted. When recycled PCC is used as the aggregate, it must meet the requirements for
virgin aggregate.
The percentage of wear of the crushed aggregate retained on the No. 4 (4.75-mm) sieve shall not be
greater than 40 percent when tested in accordance with ASTM C 131. The sodium sulfate
soundness loss shall not exceed 10 percent, or the magnesium sulfate soundness loss shall not
exceed 13 percent, after five cycles, when tested in accordance with ASTM C 88.
When tested in accordance with ASTM C 136, the aggregate shall conform to the gradations shown
in Table 1. An aggregate blend that meets the requirements of Table 1 shall be selected by the
Contractor and used in the final mix design. The final aggregate blend shall be well graded from
coarse to fine withinthe limits designated in the table and shall not vary from the low limit on one
sieve to the high limit on adjacent sieves, or vice versa. The portion of final aggregate blend passing
the No. 40 (425 µm) sieve shall have a liquid limit of not more than 25 and a plasticity index of not
more than 6 when tested in accordance with ASTM D 4318.
Table 1. Aggregate Gradation for CTB Material
Percentage by Weight Passing
Sieve Size
Sieves
Gradation A Gradation B
2 in (51 mm) 100 1 100 1
No. 4 (4.75 mm) 45 - 100 55 - 100
No. 10 (1.80 mm) 37 - 80 45 - 100
No. 40 (450 m) 15 - 50 25 - 80
No. 80 (210 m) 0 - 25 10 - 35
1 Maximum size of aggregate is 1
in (25.4 mm) when used as a base
course under Item
P-501, Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement.
All aggregate samples required for testing shall be furnished by the Contractor at the expense of the
Contractor. Sampling shall be performed by the Contractor in accordance with ASTM D 75.

304-6.2.1 Density Requirements. With respect to density, each lot of compacted material will be
accepted without adjustment if the average in-place density of the lot is equal to or greater than 98
percent of the average density determined for the lot. Each lot of compacted CTB shall be accepted
and payment
adjusted in accordance with Table 3.
Table 3 Sliding Pay Scale Factors For Density
Average Dry Density (%) Payment (%)
98.0 and greater 100
97.0 - 97.9 95
96.0 - 96.9 90
95.0 - 95.9 75
Less than 95.0 Reject
If the average density is below 95 percent, the lot will be rejected and shall be removed and
replaced at the Contractor’s expense. In multi-layer construction, density shall be tested for each
lift, and all lifts within a rejected lot shall be removed and replaced. No payment shall be made for
removed lifts.
Replacement lifts shall be paid in accordance with this section.
304-6.2.2 Thickness Requirements. The completed thickness shall be as shown on the plans.
When the average lot thickness is not deficient by more than ½ in (12.5 mm) from the plan
thickness, full payment shall be made. If the average lot thickness is deficient by more than 1 in
(25.4 mm), it shall beremoved and replaced at the Contractor’s expense. When such measurement is
deficient by more than ½ in (12.5
mm) but less than 1 in (25.4 mm) from the plan thickness, one additional core shall be taken at
random
from each sublot within the lot. The thickness of these additional cores shall be determined as
indicated in
paragraph 304-6.1.2. A new average lot thickness shall be recomputed based on these additional
cores and the original cores taken from each sublot. If the recomputed average lot thickness is not
deficient by more
than ½ in (12.5 mm) from the plan thickness, full payment shall be made. If the average lot
thickness is deficient by more than ½ in (12.5 mm) from the plan thickness, the entire lot shall be
removed and
replaced at the Contractor’s expense or shall be permitted to remain in-place at an adjusted payment
of75 percent of the contract unit price.
When the measured thickness is more than that indicated on the plans, it will be considered as
conforming to the requirements, provided the surface of the completed CTB layer is within the
established grade and
surface tolerance requirements.